Memoirs of the Scientific Sections of the Romanian Academy (Sep 2022)
The Case for Procopiu’s Quantum
Abstract
The general traits of the Planck’s quantization procedure for the case of light are considered. The Procopiu’s quantization is presented as a result of this quantization procedure, only applied not to light, but to matter structures. Using its guidance, the general possibility of quantization in matter is discussed, by analogy with the quantization in light. A dynamics is then constructed from the point of view of the classical natural philosophy, revealing invariants that are analogous to Planck’s constant. The Procopiu’s quantum is then justified, based on this dynamics. Rules are recognized for quantization in general, as a physically justifiable theory, to be applied in the case of matter, and to describe the coexistence of matter and light.